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THE SUICIDE OF A SOLICITOR. A LONDON SENSATION. J* re, r ensational details are to hand t fi J?u^ci(ie of the London solicitor, i °iWn v' Volley, which took place at a ""tel. It was stated that deceased to a" en Involved in fraudulent proceedings rn sef'ous extent, the total of £ 14-0,000 ^de j7lenteoned. Special inquiries were ^8 ren^ an authoritative quarter by one of t?°rld ^^atiives of the "News of the i 11 ahl°U Saturday> avtd that newspaper has P^te n e ^o present its readers with a. com- T^raord'rra,^Ve °f what proves to "be a very "U8 aTK^ singularly distressing affair. 'PPiiy, perfectly true (says the ^■8 o-„;u World"') that Mr. Woolley xM the frauds °'f ^ie kind described, ^'00O axn°unt in question is between /d £ 100,000. Mr. Wool ley was 46 e°ajttie Twenty-one years ago he !Wld Member of the firm of Cobbold S-Iess sc>^eitors, Chanc-ery-lane. The 0llii(iecl 18 an old-established one. It was .ore than a century ago, and was, Uri«'hi lRle ^r- Woollev joined, in a very introo, condition. The new partner was pth6r by Mr. J. Chevallier Cobbold, the f,eaf8 t-.h" Present head of the firm, who 6 eld^6 Sa'm,e name. Mr. J. C. Cobboid, r for T{ Wa<? f°r 21 years consecutively mem- ^w'!ch. The Cobbolds are as well ■r'€ 3,8 highly respected throughout r^e rJ!,ern counties as they are in the City. ^r- Cobbold, who lives at Not- i^t-leiY, ""ate. and is 66 years of age, is a UIf old school, a good family f'ndly ^ls highest integrity, and of a *'e ,n<^ generous disposition he accepted t,,Ie a,lidt,'Ia ener wOraU, v who brought little to the °r &JW- ],n the way of experience, influence, dau T caPabi,litv. Mr. Woollev married ^d of a very wealthy gentleman, je5-\ aijan establishment at Abbots Lang- is Sajj ^ecl in a very extravagant style. Jwv that his expenditure for years could aj, "ten. at the rate of less than £ 8,000 [*Cas,j0r, Jra- Mr. Cobbold on one or two f''s sty]e with Mr. Woolley on Jttind i? ^v^n<-r and he was in effect told Ii6r rfcirv JS 0Wn business. The junior pa-rt- !> danfS + senior that he had married j^estio0 l~r. °f a very rich man and his .et>frcih were hie own concern. At the r". Cobbold's eldest son, who is now \\lIth +}jU!<lness" had his suspicions aroused. X>»Wt.ai £ of his younger brother, an rj £ «d he made an investigation, -and 1 re \vri "Ooiley with forgery and fraud. i!f (Jklr Ttr° denial, and it was arranged that Ar6^ tiL °?.lley) with the brothers should «reser«. tv80^0^ rs of the Cobbold family, So!!are. J; r?°e aild Att'jee, of 10, Billiter- i'ntv, f°r the whole business to be v.. tixe The meeting was to take place 1)9,S at til Fr!'iay morning. Mr. Woolley jn e, t'nie living at Brighton, his wife a.nrl u u*e heaith. lie travelled to -t. most days, but occasionally ii !oide 1_ hotel in Bolborn where the eve T P^ce. On the Thursday night, dreaded interview, he took a da n°t l hotel. It wa« notice? that he Very well. He seemed ill and tilar fri,l no wonder. It was under- li^ao^ of S Was stall suffering: from a recent tiJ6 alrenLrUU,enza- ^e details of the suicide b- ,n^ a kpen described. The jury re- w tlhere .Verdict of "Temporary insanity," is evidence that che act was long at of tl aru-' deliberately planned. The in T)n+ frauds, as already noticed, was lio 0llr irr £ ^0,000. This was reduced bew°unt to £ 50.000. The truth ,r&pr<i"fe? the two. The smaller Hi if fT total of the mortgages firivi111? Rmf0r^Pc^ deeds. Other frauds, in- rT'n. :*t!d J! received by him en behalf of the l0tlSlclerabIr ^'r0T,r'ate^i raise the total very i> periorl 'K' forgeries extended over a fiijft tru„if' .and many of the firm's best and Pli Ai.C,^e'I1^s were victimised. The ):o^ts) j. the unbounded confidence of its o Sl1sÍ)ie; 10. of course, would not be disposed \tr and 1 8CPUtjinise any dccmcents pie- a^Uey dirf601"1^ -te o&ce. What Sir. t,' "lie Wa, Wa« this:—He made it known of Constructed by sevc-al of his clients the 011 properties in various parts SSePro^P°liS- The dT-eds relating to actino- examined fey the soii- t}> ^od. ipi "iiJ mortgagees, and accepted rftor.o^ V1? lr,v«^tmei\t was theTi conipleted, t it t ^lno handed over to Mr. Woolley: [,d ^d 8e transpired that the money was iT mean^r:i1 times over on the same property f e leas&k i°^ duplicated deeds, the t ames of i0T"S€d > er or freeholder in ecch ciwc l>eing } ^less r- Woolley. In some cases the ii^ 0f Tas forked in the nsme of aiad on ^>th partners. In the majority of i-H ttat»8act?W'ev^r' ^r- Woolley carried out ti' of nr'°ns 'n myn r.ame. For the w firjju 1^'+' no liability attaches to ut no one can doubt that the iti t?0^1 a ],;<urw1 QTi -^r. Woolley as a memlier rhifcf8 fraiids ,firm assisted him 4S ^roiit,}. Ai^d, unfortunately, the mis- tbp iS •?3 oeen widespread and serious. ^i> inve^ietCase affairs of this kind, a]} a, Vf t- 3 represented sometimes the b]r,, The o'i i l?ie' °r sometimes the widow's iiot\ ^eilt +V, J?t^s have felt so keenly the °°Hsirloe li?T:.1 that they have resolved Wpr^ ^"here j.r r their liability limited to those Ov, Tb,tv 1, namcs of the two partners were ^^t^nity .i !e. taken he earliest possible A' tho u-k^ do]ng all in rheii' ;x>wer to •Vnt,^tirig 0c ]? °f .tho victims of the frauds. 4+d "es %»« p11victmis or their legal repre- Wie^ca,t tho, iL\- t»y Messrs. Druce and so- for j, Arbitration-rooms, 63, Chancery- jlr* fnil^ when the position of to j ^-ttl.?e y explained, and Messrs. Druce ckf-0 a]l in i -°Unced that Mr. Cobbold means $&rv,aV' P.inV^r t° help all who had been ratf'l\- „nnaf Person would l>e dealt with CoK^rtion '.t receive an offer of such Wa o amount lost which Mr. a!?ain i ^'as t0 i t° make. Tlie offer, if ac- tllr. ifr. (< *?,.vn discharge of all claim 'I' a'r- s estate in coiincction with bs]a^ aRai-njt^'L1! \vul,1nnot in ',r|>' waJT bar w,a Tin' J • oolky's estate for the with \r° r'eting txpressed deep sym- Ull(I .Tr. ? nd his family, and to H^,lt that there is every probability victinio ol'holds consider their liability sc'v of W k.6 sl'iortly adjusted. Tlie frir Tr,Ki dra, ''l rnorning contemporary that "a tho'0 Avith a so,ne °f ^lr. Woolley's r)r,,tIr,0a{^- i\vfw to the return of some of sippif^W," °btai.ned by his forgeries -vas cnllpj't-e. rpi' We :,r_e authorised to state, in- ]\fP ri by (}. e meeting, as we have seen, was it ,°0l]pv'oPeP^esentatives of the Cobbolds— ^•nt r'i Ho L'j, ^nr' nothing- to do with h ^ri ?<me "'bawn up" and pre- kr i^il nf°^°mmiHee was appointed. A trtj,' 0hl)olri i, case remains to be added. itr,r; ^ffa ii- na'\ i 011 so a^ected by the dis- 13nfV^red. tr- ^Is health has been seriously c is not Ji"memory has eompletely failed, 1 to attend to business. The vdv!,rA»riGT,ib(ToeSOcri!x'^ are being made by the ^ssrq r> s family in coniunction s- -Druce and Attler.

.à. --= I ^Ir. IN LONDON ?0x> a ^ell-known Cardiffian, in l^'don 'a f a somewhat unique experience °>itolieet-*Wt i^vays a8°- He was standing a rfimTK-r, r a crowd of other people to ^5"' Wlui T Shahzada as that potentate > r%njn^ °Ut nrA )!' discovered his watch chain U'f,. he It. watch gone. On looking lit, Pursuit rrt,th:ef making tracks. He ^ho eivpi V ?ie thief ran. and so did Mr- bitn some i. tualiy captured his man in a thw arKi said au\ away. He caught hold of ''Y0,Plied '"t uat a'b°ut my watch?" The flavin We,|^ve not got any watch." }v^icK^ 't back a ^.ot' "and I insist upon 16 Til ^hr. TV, terrific struggle ensued, in t'lQ v-kily s.f..8, 81^k hat was knocked off, but aT)TvJ?t{>h wtc'v. man, and eventually ^'85-)*^ to \r ^n^ed back. The thief then of if"1 ^oifd r" "~ox to let him go, but the Car- TlMil ? Cool™ an(i' taking a firmer grip 'art, °aTn<ny ™arl?er. dragged him along ar,rl m■ i a' Policeman, who took him in -arched him to the police-station-

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LIBERAL UNIONISTS FETED BY THE TORIES. DINNER OF THE NATIONAL CON- SERVATIVE UNION. The Duke of Devonshire and Mr. Chamber- lain were on Friday night the principal guests at the annual banquet of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associa- tions held in Whitehall-rooms, London. The Duke of Devonshire, in response to the toast of "The Liberal Unionist Leaders in both Houses of Parliament," referred to the fact that this was the first time that the Liberal Unionists had been invited to or accepted invitations to such a gathering. This was, no doubt, owing to the friction which had occurred in connection with recent bye*lections, and to the discreditable attacks on Mr. Chamber- lain. Dilerences between the extreme mem- bers of the two wings of the Unionist party were sufficient alone to create difficulties, but those difficulties he believed would Le. and had been, overcome. The danger which called the Unionist alliance into existence still existed, for Home Rule was dead only so long as that alliance did exist. It was not necessary to assume that the Unionist alliance would last for ever, but- if it could endure till the danger of disruption was pa.st he would be content. It would not be long before a. new Government would have to be formed, and responsibilities would have to be shared between the two sections of the Unionist party. ,o He did not care whether that Government was called an alliance, fusion, or coalition, but there was an increasing disposition to adopt the designation of Unionist, which was a nobler title than either of their old desolations Out of that alliance he hoped might arise a party which would prove by its deeds that it had enrped and deserved the title of a national party. Mr. Chamberlain, in reply, said the warmth of their reception marked an advance in the Unionist alliance- If after the defeat of Home, Rule the Gladstonian leaders hau aban- doned their policy the Unionists would have re- joined their old colleagues, but they had forced what was originally a temporary arrangement to become an offensive and defensive alliance, and the Unionist party might now contemplate co-operation in constructive legislation, which would contribute mors to the happiness of the people than the destruction of Churches, the ruin of industrious tradesmen, or even the aboli- tion of the Second Chamber. He could not give any indication of the date of that happy neriod. but no doubt the time would shortly come. nuickencd by the bye-elections. The present Government was impotent, paralysed, and moribund, and the end must soon come. What he. resented in the declarations of the Government was a certain Pharasaica-1 assumption of political virtue on the part of men who were clinging to office long after they knew themselves that they had lost the confidence of the country, and actually claimed credit for their unselfishness and patriotism, and declared that they were furthering lie great principles to which their lives had been devoted. What were the prin- ciples of the present Government? (Laughter.) To use a commercial expression, they were a. mixed assortment..(Laughter.) Sir William Harcourt. was a man of many and various, prin- ciples, but there was one principle from which he never (It via^'d-—tlia'c of belittling his country on every possible occasion, and of expressing his determination, as far as in him lay. to prevent any extension of its dominions ind its responsibility. Three years ago he denounced the survey of a, railway in Uganda, which was proposed by the Conservative Government, and said it was not to be made without forced labour. On Thurs- day night he said he was still of the same opinion, and yet, in order to keep his party together, he was prepared to support a pro- posal which, in his opinion, would have those disastrous results. Mr. Morley came into office on two leading ideas—that the United Kingdom should be divided at home, and that under no circumstances should the Empire be extended abroad. Yet he remained in office when Home Rule had been put on the shelf, Lnd was contemptuously spoken of by his colleagues and supporters, and while the Government, under the irresistible pressure of public opinion, was extending our Empire in Africa and Asia, and adding Trillions I a year to our naval and military ex- penditure. (Cheers and laughter.) This state of things led to pf.Ii- tk*A demoralisation, and the situation was altogether unprecedented. Governments there had been before with very small majorities, but never a Government which at the same time knew that an appeal to the country would neither confirm nor strengthen their miserable majority in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) From a. party point of view, of course, the Unionists had nothing to regret in this policy of the Government, but the national interests and the interests of good government were at stake when the situation was umluly pro- longed. The inevitabh end must come, sooner or later, and then he hoped and belived that, by the cordial co-operation of both sections of the Unionist party, a fatal blow would be dealt to the policy of disintegration, and the in- glorious tactics by which it had been promoted v ould be once and for all discredited. (Loud cheers.) The proceedings closed with the usual com- plimentary toasts.

POLITICAL BORES. WHAT LO)RD ROSEBERY HAS TO PUT UP WITH. During the recent indisposition of Lord Rosebery (says "Answers") no less than 100 cures for insomnia, were sent to Berkeley- square, aiM warranted to lull il-he sleepless Prenyer to rest. Tlhe officials at Downing-street •do Bheir best to lighten the labours of their chi"f. When the eorresipondence which is not "Private and Confidential" has been read, a piece of coloured paper is affixed to each docu- ment to denote its- degree of urgency. If red, the matter will wait; ife yellow, as soon as possible; if green, urgent and of vital impor- tance. Still "Private and Confidential" has to be respected: and to a weary Minister it must be terribly trying to open twenty. Mters in succession either from angary or fawninp1 suppli- cants. or from we?k-kneed followers who warn him that their conscience will not- permit them, &c. Duri«u* the last 40 years it is stated that over 20,000 letters have been received at Down- ing-street showing how the National Debt might be" paid off. Quite a. number of people for the la.st two years have been warning Lord Rosebery that a secret coalition is being formed by the great Continental Powers to destroy the pres- tige of England. The warnings vary m style One after bluntly declaring that Ministers will be false to their duty if they neglect making themselves acquainted with these clandestine (JepioTis will nobly place his services at his country's disposal, winding up with a suggestion that a secret mission under his control would be the best plan, the Crown, of course, de_- fraving all expenses. Some adopt a much more mvsterio'is tone. I am assured that iust before he embarked on _his n, -(I recent Channel cruise. Lord Rosebery received a letter from a trembling patriot, in which he was solemnly assured that the writer was in possession of information of such vital Em- portance to the realm that he fared not com- mit it to paper. "Would his lordship, there fore. on grounds of pressing Imperial need, oTant him en interview?" Shortly before the recent Ohina-.Ta.pan war. the Foreign Office was literally bombard-ed with letters from all parts of England advisiÍIurhow we should comport ourselves during the affr:lY.. Strang'e to sav the onlv writer who predicted the result" of the struggle mapped out the events which subsequently happened with such curious accuracy that it is not unlikely thai, some employment will be found for this gentleman s abilities.

ANOTHER SHIP CANAL. A Reuter's telegram from New York on Monday says The Harlem Ship Canal which connects the Hudson with Long Island Sotma, by the conversion of the Harlem River into a navigable waterway, was opened to-day with an sorts of ceremonies. The principal feature was an immense procession through the canal of vessels and small craft, all decorated m the most lavish manner. The routes were lined with thousands of enthusiastic spectators, and the affair passed off most successfully.

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AWFUL TRAGEDY IN YORK- SHIRE. A MOTHER AND CHILD MURDERED. On Sunday morning Helmsley, near Thirsk, was thrown into a state of great excitement by the discovery that a Mrs. Hudson and her child had been murdered and buried on the moors four miles north of the town. It appears that three weeks ago Robert Hudson, a native of the locality, who was brought up on the moors, came to Helmsley with his wife and child, and took lodgings with Mrs. Holmes, of Bondgate. During a fortnight they lived there, apparently on friendly terms, and went for long drives, ostensibly with the object of seeing the country. Mrs. Hudson, however, complained that the places visited were lonely. On Saturday, June 8, Hudson and hi,s wife and child left their lodgings early in the morning. Hudson re- turned alone in the afternoon, and stated that his wife and child were staying with an aunt at Hovincrham. Hudson further declared they would return on the following Monday, when Mrs. Holmes. should accompany them for a drive on the moors. The visitors to Helmsley. however, did not return, but Airs. Holmes re- ceived a note written in the name of Mrs. Hud- son, in lead pencil, asking that her clothes might be forwarded to Darlington. Mrs. Hud- son's sifter last Friday came to Helmsley from Sheffield with a. second letter, also written in lead pencil, this being from Hudson, stating that his wife had gone away, and that "he was jealous she had taken off with a Helmsley man." Suspicion was then aroused, and the relatives of the decease! made inquiries. Fnding that no visit had been paid to Hovangham, a search was made on the moors which was futile for a long time, but finally a hole was found to have been recently dug near the road. The bodies of Mis. Budson and her child were there dis- covered, the soil covering them being only three inches detp. Both the victims were found to have had their throats deeply cut, and a large carving knife was discovered on the breast of the woman. Mrs. Hudson's clothing was badly torn. The bodies were conveyed to the mor- tuary at Helmsley to await the inquest. No arrest has yet been made. The supponsed murderer Hudson has lived the greater part of his life in Darlington. He is described as steady, sober, and indus- tricus. His friends supposed all was well until his wife's sister came to make inquiries on Saturday, in consequence of a letter she had received from Hudson, saying, "Kifc'jy ha, taken off with a man belonging to the neighbourhood of Helmsley, and I have some idea, who it is. I have sold all ny 'ur.iit ire and given up my situation, and I will spend every penny I have got, but I will find inr." Firding her inquiries fruitless, his wife's sister left Darlington for Helmsley on Satur- day, and on Sunday sent a telegram, saying, "Kitty and child found dead; police an 1 de- tectives on the alert." Prior to this Hudson' father went to the police-station here and reported that his son's wife had "taken off with a man." He wanted advice how to recover the child. It is suggested, as affording a possible motive for the crime that Hudson's wife and child each received a legacy of £ 170 a few weeks ago. Hudson's father left for Yark and the South, presumably to meet his son, who is known to be in a. manufacturing town in the Midlands. FURTHER DETAILS. No arrest has yet been made in the Helmsley murder case. Hudson's father received a. telegram from Ipm on Saturday night from Coventry requesting that he should be met at Yopk Station. Hudson did not, however, arrive at the time named. The scene of the crime was visited on Monday by a, large num- ber of persons. Mrs. Holmes, with whom the Hudsons stayed for a fortnight before the 8th inst., says the couple were apparently most devoted, but on the morning of the 8th, before leaving for the fatal drive, Mrs. Hudson and her husband had some high words, the first that Mrs. Holmes had known. There was nothing un- usual about taking the road where the murder is supposed to have been committed, as visi- tors to Helmsley, which is a favourite summer resort, often make expeditions into the moors, from which some splendid views are obtain- able. INQUEST ON THE BODIES. The inquest on the bodies of Mrs. Hudson and her baby, who were found buried on the moor, was opened at Helmsley, Yorkshire, on Monday.—Agnes Robinson, of Nottingham, identified the body of Sirs. Hudson as that of her sister, whom she last saw alive on the 10th of May.—Mrs. Holmes, the landlady, deposed that Robert HaseltLne Hudson and Mrs. Hudson, with their baby, had lodged at her house. On the 8th of the present month they went out, giving orders for ham and eggs for dinner. Hudson returned an hour later, and said his wife had gone to Hoving-ham to Mrs. Wilson, an aunt, and he himself left by train later in the afternoon, stating he. too, was going to Hovingham. Witness subse- quently received a letter from Hudson from Nottingham asking for Mrs. Hudson's and the baby's clothes. When Hudson came back to his lodgings on the 8th he went upstairs to wash, and witness noticed that the water in the basin was very dirty, but- not bloody.—The inquest was a-cfjouroed until the Hudson is still at large, but the police have a clue as to his whereabouts. ■WOflg—B——B—

CURIOUS LAND SALE. A curious land sale is reported in the "Belgian News" to have taken place at the auction-rooms in Rue Fosseaux-Loups, Brussels. Twenty-one ground lots, consisting of the site on which the old 'Palais de Justice" once stood, were sold b,v extinction of fire"-an ancient Belgian custom, dating from the Duke of Alva's time. At half-past one in the afternoon, the head clerk of thu revenue department, a notary, the receiver of domains, clerks, and other functionaries being present, and seated in G kind of box, proceedings commenced by reading out the conditions of sale. which contained the stipu- lation that no bid would be valid until the Extinction of three candles, lighted in succes- sion. The first lot, No. 1, was put up at 15,000f.. and immediately jumped to 21,000f., then by smaller bids of a hundred it rose to 23,500f." At this stage a candle was lighted; fre«h bid, fresh candle; another bid, another candle, and so on. Each time the clerk lit a, "fire"—a- small wick not bigger than a night light it had to be blown out again, as a new bid was immediately shouted out from one or another corner of the room. Eventually the first "candle" was allowed to burn in peace for about minute, then the second was lighted, then the third, but at the moment this was on the point of going out, a new bid of lOOf. was called—and the whole cere- mony had to be aone through" again. Bois- terous laughter, of course, accompanied this incident, and it took more than a whole box of Swedish lucifers to dispose of the first lot. Eventually it was knocked down for 35.000f., which is a price equal to 152f. the square metre,

SEAMEN'S FRIENDLY SOCIETY. Viscount Halifax presided^.on Saturday after- I noon at a crowded meeting at the Church House. Barry, on behalf of the Seamen's Friendly Society, whose headquarters have I e been removed from India to Barry. His Lordship spoke of the importance, interest, and "difficulty of work among sailors, whose temptations in ports where they had no friends were verv great.—Father Hopkins, the Superior of the Order, the son of a sailor, and himself loving the sea, made a characteris- tic speech, and said that the most important event of the year had been the transfer of the headquarters of the society from Calcutta to England. He had the licence of the two archbishops to appeal in England for the work. and the Bishop of Llandaff had sanc- tiniipd the establishment of their community. —Father Hopkins. the Rev. the Hon. J. Adderley, Alderman Phillips, and others spoke of the* value of the wo>rk, and an enthusiastic meeting closed with a vote of thanks to thE chairman.

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DR. PARRY'S TESTIMONIAL. MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THE MOVEMENT AT CARDIFF. A meeting of those gentlemen interested in the Dr. Parry Testimonial Fund movement was held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Fri- day evening. Owing to business engage- ments in London, the Alkyor was unable to preside, his place being filled by his deputy, Alderman Jacobs, who said that Dr. Parry had been foren-ost in elevating the musical taste throughout the Principality, and had educated many excellent musicians. The desire was to present Dr. Parry with a testi- monial iR honour of his great name and powers. Judge Gwilym Williams writing from Miskin Manor on June 13, to Councillor Thomas ("Cochfarf"), said:—"I much regret my inability to attend the meeting to-morrow, presided over by his Worship the Mayor of Oa-rattf. I need hardly say that I sympathise to the full with its objects. I trust they will be materially furthered by it. A telegram wa.s also read from "Caradog," regretting his inability to be present.—Mr. Harris, the United States Vice-Consul at Cardiff, in the absence of Mr. Anthony Howells, treasurer, gave a few statistics as to the condition of the fund. At the present time the amount received, added to what was promised;, was £ 228. Moreover, a goodly number of promises, the amounts of which had not been specified, had been received. Collectors were busy through- out South Wales, and at Merthyr a concert in aid of the fund had been held. Great expecta- tions were held of the forthcoming concert in the Rosebery-hall on the 29th inst. He then read several communications received from gentlemen to whom application had been mede. Sir William Thomas Lewis said that Lord Bute had left to his discretion the amount of his. lordship's donation, which would be determined when the result of the Rosebery- hall concert wag known. Mr. Edward Fletcher wrote, warmly appreciating the good work done by Dr. Parry in his endeavours to popularise the drama, in Wales. Sir Henry Irving enclosed a cheque for two guineas and a wish that the movement would result in a "substantial recognition of the merits of that admirable musician. "-Couneillor Edward Thomas ("Cochfarf "), who spoke next, said the chief aim of the movement was to enable Dr. Parry to devote more of his time to composing music, by unfettering him from the need of teaching it. He did not doubt that the fund would reach four figures before the end of the year, and he was glad to say that the American press was taking the matter up. Arrange- ments were getting towards completion for the concert in the Rosebery-hall. and every- thing pointed to its being a certain success. —Mr. J. A. Jenkins then proposed a resolu- tion to the effect that lovers of music in Cardiff and South Wales generally would take up the matter and make it worthy of its object. Mr. Jenkins spoke of the good work done in Cardiff by the technical in- struction committee, and alluded to the pro- posed class to be formed in Cardiff next year for vocal and instrumental music, pre- sided over by Dr. Parry, in connection with that committee.—Mr. Morgan Dyer seconded the resoiution, which was unanimously car- ried.—The principal sums received or pro- mised up to the present are as follow: — Judge Grwilym Williams, £ 21 Sir John Llewelyn. £ 21; Mr. Hy. Radclifie, £10 10s. Mr. R. C. Jenkins, JE10 10s. the pro- prietors of the "Western Mail," £ 10 10s. and Mr. J. L. Newell (Kingston), £10.

THE LOCAL TETO BILL. LIBERALS DISGUSTED WITH THE MEASURE. Mr. Henry W. Lucy writing in the "Observer," says:—If the Local Veto Bill could" he wrapped up in lead and dropped over the terrace into the Thames no one would be more pleased than, the pasty who find themselves pledged to carry it. In some great conflicts, such., for example, as Reform or the Disestablishment of the Irish Church, the stubborn resistance with which the legislative effort is met by those personally concerned is confronted and overcome by the enthusiasm, of the supporters of reforming Ministers. In respect of the Local Veto it is an uphill struggle, the shoulder to the collar all the way. and no one Ijehina to push. Scores of Liberal members voting for the second reading of the Bill will approach the task with the heroic, possibly erroneous, conviction that they are ruining theiir chances of re-election. They don't mind for themselves, they say in plain- tive communication with the whips: only let it be thoroughly understood that they wash their hands of responsibility of the inevitable rout of the party at the general election.

FIRE ON A BBITISH SHIP. A Reuter's Idegram from Boulogne-sur-Mer on Saturday says :—A fire broke out early this morning on board the British ship County of Roxburgh, which was moored in the dock. The crew of the dispatch vessel Ibis, a detachment of troops, and the fire brigade hastened imme- diately to the assistance of the master and crew, who were endeavouring to extinguish the flames. The fire was in the after-hold, in which were 6 000 straw and ri sli mats, and, although an immense volume of water was poured upon the burning cargo, it was still smouldering at mid-dav. The damage is esti- ippted at under £ 2,000. The master and > three of the crew had a narrow escape from suffocation, being brought out in a semi- conscious state, but they are row out of danger.

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I AN AMERICAN MINISTER SUES HIS WIFE. The Rev. John A. Rood, recently of tha Harris Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, near Olneyville, Ohio, i;as been given a dí- vorce in th-1 Supreme Court of the State by Chief Justice Mattcson. The charges against Mrs. Sarali Helen Rood, wife of the petitioner, were dc-sertion and gross misbehaviour, but the testimony presented in open court by the clergy- nLan and others was of a most se.nsa.tiona> character; The petition, was pending when the Methodist- Episcopal Conference was re- Ct I tly held to fill pulpits fcr the ensuing' term. The pastorate at Har: is Avenue was given to a new clergyman, and Parson Rood has for the time being had no regular congregation. Very little could bo learned from the members of the conference about the Rood affair, but in the Olneyville cnot of the city. the filing of divorce papers ea.twgslj a scandal second to no.ru in Church, circles. Until the lar;t afternoon of the trial the petitioner, the counsel, and court clerks kept even the grounds for asking a divorce a secret, and an attempt- was made to prevent thu reporters from getting at the testimony. Some depositions and other papers in the in savoury case were handed to the Chief Justice for his individual reading. Just what ,n these papers contained is a mystery, but vrben. Pareoii Rood was called as the first witness he related a tale of marital woe which astonished the eoi'rt and created a sensation. He swu'6 lie was married April 20, 1876, to Sarah Helen Hood, end that after trying unsuccessfully for years to make something out of his wife ho found her irreclaimable. She went away fot; good September 27 last: "Her inclination -kvo to other parties—other men," said the ppti" tioner. "She would go away from home to other places p.nd be absent for several days at a time. She gave no account of her where- abouts to mc upon her return. She said she- wanted me to understand that it was none of my affairs. She refused to explain why she was doing such things. Men came to my houso vithout my knowledge or consent, and they were there at all times when I happened to be away. I would return and find them lolling in my library and p.bout my parlour. She de- Ll'c clared, too, that this was none of my business. Mrs. Rood had no interest whatever in my, welfare. She used abusive language and con- tinually ico'mmittcd assaults upon me. Sha left her child with me, and went upon the streets. She admitted going with other men, and when sho made this confession to me sho did it in cold blood. The character of tho men she associated with was very bad and in- jurious." He remonstrated with her, but it was of no use. She said she had a. friend who would dress her in the finest iaiment, and that she intended to go with him, for he would take care of her. "If you don't like my style," she said, "you can take your books and your cloth- ing and other traps and go." George R. Fisher testified that the clergyman's wife was the companion of shady characters, both mala and female. He said he had often seen her in company with bad women, and conduct- ing herself in a way unbecoming a lady. Willis W. Fiske, a travelling salesman, swore lie knew Mrs. Rood. He met her at home when he called to sco the minister. During the last visit to the house Mrs. Rood said, "Get a friend and I'll take my sister and "0- v- ill go off down the bay on a yachting racket." Witness readily interpreted to the court what hi thought was meant by such an invitation, which he declined. Herbert Rich, janitor of Parson Rood's church, swore Mrs. Rood stated she was coming to the church to se? the witness. The Rev. Francis H. Spear, of Kil- lingly, Conn., sworo Mrs. Rood was a very free and insinuating woman. Her conckieti became improper towards the witness, and he declined to go to Rood's house again for fear lis reputation would be blackened.

EISHOP HEDLEY AT LLANELLY. Under the ministry of the Rev. Father O'Haire the Roman Catholic cause at Llanellv has made rapid progress. During the last year or two the Church of St. Mary has been thoroughly renovated and adorned with a beautiful mon- strance and tabernacle of the Holy Sacrament. The ceremony connected with the cele-bration of the completion of this work took place on SUll- day last, when Bishop Hedky paid a visit to the church—probably his last official visit-and: preached at the morning services, lie being assisted in the ministrations by Fathers O'Haire and Looney. After the morning service an address was presented to the bishop in tha schoolroom from the Catholics of Llanellv in commemoration of his service to the diocese. It was expected that the Earl of Ashburnham would have been present to make the presen- tation, but Father O'Haire read a, letter fronx his lordship expressing regret that he was unable to attend. The presentation was then made by the reverend father in felicitous terms, and the Bishop, replying, said he deeply appreciated their affection, of which the address was at token, and observed that, although he would not ..always be their bishop, he would always be their friend.

Not every one heard of the MCape of the King of Sweden a short time ago. His Majesty was smoking a cigar on a sofa in his palace. He rose to retire to his study, and had hardly reached the door when there was a tremendous crash, and a massive chandelier, weighing several hundred weight, fell down, f completely smashing the verv "piece of furni- tire occupied by the King only a, second before. It was afterwards discovered that the beam of tha ceiling had been rotting for years.